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If you have no health issues and drink a normal amount of fluid say equivalent to a few cups of tea or glasses of whatever per day.. how many times per day do you go for a wee?

78 replies

HopefullyOneRandomDay · 05/03/2026 09:57

Just this. Curious to know... also do you get up in the night to use the toilet?

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damelza · 05/03/2026 13:48

Drinking excessive amounts of water can lead to a potentially fatal condition called hyponatrenia. So do be careful those of you who chug gallons of the stuff every day. Not everything an influencer says is safe.

SlipperyGhost · 05/03/2026 13:48

I pee several times a night - it’s endless! I tend to pee every half an hour to an hour in the day and I’ve always been the same 🙈

I drink quite a lot of tea in the morning but stop early afternoon.

Miranda65 · 05/03/2026 13:49

3 or 4 times in 24 hours (but not usually at all between 10pm and 7am).
It always astonishes me how often some people go to the loo - I'm sure it's habit, because it can't be necessary every time.

SlipperyGhost · 05/03/2026 13:50

Miranda65 · 05/03/2026 13:49

3 or 4 times in 24 hours (but not usually at all between 10pm and 7am).
It always astonishes me how often some people go to the loo - I'm sure it's habit, because it can't be necessary every time.

Edited

Wow! Do you drink much tea/coffee or squash etc? That’s not much but please can we swap bladders? 🤣

CanISeeYourLicence · 05/03/2026 13:50

i drink 2 cups of black coffee a day in the morning - usually a large glass of wine at night and probably otherwise 3 pints of plain water with lemon juice in it.

I seem to go to the toilet all the time. Once during the night. But I have bladder control issues thanks to a traumatic birth injury so I might be trigger happy when it comes to feeling the need to go to the loo.

Miranda65 · 05/03/2026 13:51

SlipperyGhost · 05/03/2026 13:50

Wow! Do you drink much tea/coffee or squash etc? That’s not much but please can we swap bladders? 🤣

Probably 3 cups of coffee before lunch, then a couple of large glasses of water for the rest of the day. I don't usually drink any liquid after about 7pm.

scobe · 05/03/2026 14:11

6/7 times a day. Only need 1.5ltrs of water a day + food. You don’t ’need’ more unless you’re sweating loads, or want more of course.

Megsdaughter · 05/03/2026 14:15

I drink 2lts of water a day. I dont drink anythibg else.

I noticed one day that i went for a wee at 2 oclock, then 4 oclock, then 6.

I kept an eye and realised I seem to go every two hours.

I also go the same through the night. Its a pain.

7238SM · 05/03/2026 14:17

I'm amazing how much tea and coffee people drink!

ChopstickNovice · 05/03/2026 14:20

Probably 10-15 times per day? I do go a lot, always have done and it really annoys me. Always get up in the night too.

I drink probably 4-5 cups of decaf tea a day and 2-3 large glasses of water.

Wallywobbles · 05/03/2026 14:21

Depends. Today I must be on pee 8. Drank maybe 3.5 l yesterday and 1.5 so far today so I feel output massively exceeds input.

Tana433 · 05/03/2026 14:22

I drink a large cup of coffee in the morning and then 3litres of water throughout the day. I tend to wee every hour or so during the day and need to get up once in the night as well. This doesnt bother me as i think the health benefits of drinking fluids far outweighs any inconvenience trips to the toilet make!

traveltraveltravel78 · 05/03/2026 14:23

About 4 times a day I wee and occasionally once during the nights I drink 3 x 750ml bottles of weak squash and 2-3 cups of tea or coffee.

Wallywobbles · 05/03/2026 14:24

I get thirsty at night and drink about a liter between supper and the next morning.

Starlight1979 · 05/03/2026 14:24

gamerchick · 05/03/2026 12:25

You wouldn't at first. But your body gets used to it and your kidneys will thank you for it.

I've been drinking 2-3L of water a day for about 15 years now and I STILL need to go to the toilet loads throughout the day. Plus once or twice during the night. I don't think my body has learnt anything?! 😭

APatternGrammar · 05/03/2026 14:34

Drinking 8 L of water in a day could kill you. Drinking 8 pints would still be too much. Do you mean glasses?

I go 4-5 a day since I've got out of the habit of weeing every time I leave the house, which apparently isn't good for you.

Secretseverywhere · 05/03/2026 14:34

I find I need to pee every time I have a drink so have a cup of tea then half an hour later go for a wee. Same with coffee , I can sip water ok though.

I don’t get up in the night to wee unless I’ve been drinking alchohol which is rare for me.

CatherineHeathcliffe · 05/03/2026 17:23

CatherineHeathcliffe · 05/03/2026 10:55

I think you're drinking very little so the answers you get might not tally up with your experiences.

I drink about 8 litres per day in total. I wee probably ten times a day and generally once in the night.

pints!!! Not litres!

APatternGrammar · 05/03/2026 17:37

CatherineHeathcliffe · 05/03/2026 17:23

pints!!! Not litres!

8 pints could still cause water toxicity unless you really spread it out, 4 L is a lot!

ThatPearlkitty · 05/03/2026 17:40

mine is cuppa tea , then toilet etc every so often

CatherineHeathcliffe · 05/03/2026 17:45

APatternGrammar · 05/03/2026 17:37

8 pints could still cause water toxicity unless you really spread it out, 4 L is a lot!

I've always needed to drink a lot even when I was young. Ive been tested for diabetes as a result of this but apparently I'm fine. I drink throughout the day and at night (I probably wake up a couple of times at night to drink).

ThisMustBeMyDream · 05/03/2026 17:47

Having recently kept a log of this for 3 days (I have stress incontinence when running, so am going through the hoops to get bulkamid injections to sort it out) I can confidently state that I pee 5 times a day, never at night and drink around 1800-2500mls a day. My pee varies from 200ml to 900ml when I pass it. It was fascinating measuring it all 🤣.

MrsLizzieDarcy · 05/03/2026 17:51

I must go around 15 to 20 times a day easily, and at least 4 times at night. Drives me insane. I don't drink gallons either but I'm diabetic on medication and I blame that.

Nosejobnelly · 05/03/2026 17:52

I have health issues but not urinary. I probably go about 5/6 times for a wee. Occasionally in the night / maybe once a week but normally if I can’t sleep and then I go to ‘reset. I should probably drink more tbh.

user2848502016 · 05/03/2026 17:53

Maybe 8 times? I always pee more often on WFH days though I think just because it’s more of a faff
to go when on site and I probably drink less too.
Today I have been in the office and have been once at home this morning and twice during the day - so will probably go another 2-3 times before bed.
I often wake up to go during the night but not always